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Synonyms for tenacity
təˈnæs ɪ titenac·i·ty

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Wiktionary3.5 / 4 votes

  1. tenacitynoun

    The quality or state of being tenacious; as, tenacity, or retentiveness, of memory; tenacity, or persistency, of purpose.

    Synonyms:
    persistency, retentiveness

  2. tenacitynoun

    Synonyms:
    viscosity, adhesiveness, cohesiveness

    Antonyms:
    mobility, brittleness, fragility

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms5.0 / 2 votes

  1. tenacity

    Synonyms:
    retentiveness, cohesiveness, stubbornness, fixity, pertinacity

Princeton's WordNet1.0 / 1 vote

  1. doggedness, perseverance, persistence, persistency, tenacity, tenaciousness, pertinacitynoun

    persistent determination

    Synonyms:
    perseverance, persistency, perseveration, persistence, doggedness, pertinacity, tenaciousness, continuity

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. tenacitynoun

    Synonyms:
    retentiveness, tenaciousness

  2. tenacitynoun

    Synonyms:
    adhesiveness, cohesiveness, glutinousness, viscidity

  3. tenacitynoun

    Synonyms:
    stubbornness, pertinacity, obstinacy

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words5.0 / 1 vote

  1. tenacitynoun

    Synonyms:
    retentiveness, cohesiveness, toughness, pertinacity, persistency

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#31063insistence
#36195toughness
#45837tenacity
#46133firmness
#80381cohesiveness
#86504stubbornness
#96662persistency
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#329320pertinacity

How to use tenacity in a sentence?

  1. Lisa Durden:

    I absolutely LOVE Jesse Eisenberg's parody of the 'bitter boy' movie critic, it was spot on! these lazy movie critics, bastardize movie reviews, because they are wannabe directors, who's dreams fell down the watering hole of failure, due to their lack of tenacity.

  2. Richard Budgett:

    To put it in a nutshell, the IOC had a scientific consensus back in 2015, there are no IOC rules or regulations around transgender participation. That depends on each international federation. So Laurel Hubbard is a woman, and is competing under the rules of her federation, and we have to pay tribute to her courage and tenacity in actually competing and qualifying for The Olympic Games.

  3. Francesca Knittel Bowyer:

    Mummy had the fragility of an orchid, the energy of a hummingbird, the tenacity of a hunter. She could change calm waters into a raging storm with a look and the lift of a finger, my heart is a hole without her, but that hole will definitely be filled with incredible memories, sweet, salty and funny. I want her memory to linger with those who knew her and be given to those who did not.

  4. Robin Walker:

    He got fouled, he got straight back up again, and that tenacity really took me by surprise. He was better than all the players that we had.

  5. Paul Sweeney:

    A wedding anniversary is the celebration of love, trust, partnership, tolerance, and tenacity. The order varies for any given year.


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